Dubai International Print Award 2011 winners
Awards were given to 69 winners across different categories of which 48 represented off-set printing while 21 were from digital printing.
"DIPA 2011 is representative of the pride and superior printing quality being brought forward within the Arab world [and] selecting the final winners from all the entries was certainly a challenge," said Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh, chairman of the Printing and Publishing Group.
Hassan Al Hashemi, director, External Relations, Dubai Chamber, said: "Since 2006, DIPA has witnessed an increase in entries and ... I would also like to thank all the participating members and sponsors for their valued and continued support in putting together this year's DIPA Awards."
Offset printing categories include; Flyers, POP Material, Posters, Magazine, Books, Annual Reports, Cards, Calendars, Brochures, Catalogues, Directories, Newspapers, Newsletter, Handcraft jobs and Innovation. Digital printing will now have seven categories; POP Material, Posters, Annual Reports, Cards, Magazines, Flyer-Direct Mail, Brochures and Catalogues.
The final winners from the different categories include the following:
Offset Printing:
Gold: to Zabeel Printing Press (1), International Printing Press (3), Emirates Printing Press (5), Gulfscan (1), Modern Printing Press (1), Al Reyami Printing and Publishing (1), Khaleej Times (1), Colorlines Printing Press (1), Rashid Printing Press (1) and Ruwi Modern Printing Press (1).
Silver: to Rashid Printing Press (1), Power Print (2), Zabeel Printing Press (1), Dots Dar El Kotob (1), Anis Comm. Printing Press (1), Al Ghurair PTG and Publishing (1), Delta Printing Press (1), Colorlines Printing Press (1), Sarawat Printing and Publishing (1), Galadari Printing and Publishing (1), Medad Printing Press (1), Masar Printing and Publishing (1), Deira Printing Press (1), Modern Printing Press (1) as well as S.T. Reddiar and Sons (1).
Bronze: Al Ghurair PTG and Publishing (3), Zabeel Printing Press (3), Dots Dar El Kotob (1), Anis Comm. Printing Press (1), Delta Printing Press (2), Atlas Printing Press (1), Galadari Printing and Publishing (1), Asiatic Printing Press (1), Colorlines Printing Press (1) and Rashid Printing Press (1).
Digital Printing:
Gold: Zabeel Printing Press (1), International Printing Press (2), Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing (1), Colorlines Printing Press (2), IMC Advertising (1) and Colorlines Printing Press.
Silver: Modern Printing Press (4), International Printing Press (2) and Print Outs (1).
Bronze: Print Outs (1), Colorlines Printing Press (2), International Printing Press (1), Modern Printing Press (1), Asiatic Printing Press (1) and Connect 4 (1).
Dubai International Print Awards is proudly sponsored by Masar Printing & Publishing as Platinum Barter Sponsor, Khaleej Times as Gold Barter Sponsor, Print Week Magazine as Bronze Barter Sponsors, Heidelberg as Gold Sponsor, Canon, Giffin Graphics, Prestige Graphics and Xerox Emirates as Silver Sponsors, Anoob Plastic, DynaGraph, Gimpex, Hp, Papersworldwide, and Age Graphics as Bronze Sponsors.